Legendary coach Phil Jackson has never been one to shy away from making his opinions known. While he’s full of tremendous basketball knowledge and intelligence, sometimes what he says can also come off bitter and frankly, quite irritating. Some of his comments from 2010 fall under the latter category, when he took a shot at the legitimacy of the Houston Rockets‘ two title runs.
Belittling the accomplishments of other teams has been a theme for the 11-time NBA champion head coach. It became well-known that Jackson stated the San Antonio Spurs’ first title in 1999 deserved an asterisk due to it being a lockout-shortened season.